But he didn’t say “this shower thought is the allegory of the cave” did he? He suggested a relationship between them by encouraging the op to familiarise themselves with the allegory of the cave. More of “if you liked this, you’ll love that” than “this is that”.
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MadBob@feddit.nl 10 months agoIn linking the shower thought to the allegory, the aim was not to draw a literal comparison but to underscore the shared theme of perceptual limitation and reality versus illusion.
But you didn’t say that! You just said, via text of all things, this shower thought is the allegory of the cave. So it’s no wonder some people aren’t connecting your dots.
Acamon@lemmy.world 10 months ago
MadBob@feddit.nl 10 months ago
“(Story that’s older than showers)
This shower thought is older than showers!”
I don’t think it’s that farfetched to take that as “your shower thought is the story I’ve just mentioned”. In fact it strikes me as more likely than just drawing a comparison even in hindsight and this conversation is about four times longer than it should be.
KermitLeFrog@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Nah, it was pretty obvious. It’s not his fault y’all are dumb as fuck. It happens! Just be happy you learned something today